Bay: The Last Knight Is My Final Transformers Movie
Director-producer Michael Bay has announced that Transformers: The Last Knight will be his last Transformers movie.
After being involved with the Transformers franchise for over a decade now, Bay has decided to call it quits, and this time for good. The director didn't list a specific reason for his departure from the series.
"It’s bittersweet for me. With every Transformers film, I’ve said it would be my last," Bay wrote on his site. "I see the 120 million fans around the world who see these movies, the huge theme park lines to the ride and the amazing Make- A-Wish kids who visit my sets, and it somehow keeps drawing me back. I love doing these movies. This film was especially fun to shoot. But, this time might really be it. So I’m blowing this one out."
PS4 Pro ‘Boost Mode’ Will Enhance Older Games
UPDATE: A PlayStation representative has confirmed that Boost Mode is part of the PS4 system software 4.50 beta and provided the following statement to IGN:
"Boost Mode lets PS4 Pro run at a higher GPU and CPU clock speed for smoother gameplay on some PS4 games that were released before the launch of PS4 Pro (and has not been updated to support PS4 Pro).
Games that have a variable frame rate may benefit from a higher frame rate, and load times may be shorter in some games too."
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Sony's forthcoming firmware update for PlayStation 4 reportedly includes a "Boost Mode" option for PS4 Pro users, improving the performance for games that don't already feature enhancements when played on Pro.
Stardew Valley Collector’s Edition Announced for Retail
Stardew Valley will be getting a collector's edition coming to retail stores for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, 505 Games has announced.
The collector's edition will include the full game, a Pelican Town Map, a mini-guidebook by Kari Fry, and a code to download the game's soundtrack.
Stardew Valley Collector's Edition will cost $30 and will release in retail stores for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on April 11 in the US and April 13 in Europe.
Stardew Valley first came to PC in 2016 and sold over a million copies in two months. The game later came to Xbox One and PS4 in December and will also be coming to Nintendo Switch.
FFXV’s Power Rangers Suits Have to Be Redesigned
Square Enix has announced it is delaying Final Fantasy XV's recently revealed Power Rangers-style costumes.
Called Magitek Exosuits, these new free costumes were originally supposed to be released on February 21. As noted by Kotaku, after getting plenty of feedback that these suits look nearly identical to what the Power Rangers wear, Square Enix realized it needs to redesign them.
Square Enix was contacted by those who own the Power Rangers IP, and so the company "spent the day looking into various things, and what we’ve decided is to redo the design,” as explained in the most recent Active Time Report.
Mass Effect’s New Asari Companion Is a Romance Option
BioWare has confirmed Peebee, Mass Effect: Andromeda's Asari squadmate, will be a romance option for at least one of the Ryder twins.
Mass Effect: Andromeda producer Michael Gamble confirmed the news on Twitter after Peebee voice actress Christine Lakin referenced the character's ability to "fall in love" in the video below. Since romance options will vary depending on your character, it's unclear whether Peebee will be a romance option for both Scott and Sara Ryder.
In the video, Lakin gives further insight into her Asari character, calling Peebee impulsive, quirky, and goofy.
KOTOR 2 Dev Nearly Made a Star Wars Action-RPG
Before developing Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II for LucasArts, Obsidian Entertainment wanted to make an action-RPG set in the Star Wars universe that used the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance engine.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Obsidian CEO Fergus Urquhart said that after having worked with Snowblind Studios on the dungeon-crawling action-RPG Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, and then developing the sequel internally, the studio was interested in making a similar style game set in the Star Wars universe.
"There hadn't been a game like that, like an action, Star Wars action-RPG," Urquhart said. As such, Obsidian's first pitch to LucasArts was: "What about using the Dark Alliance engine and making a Star Wars action-RPG?"
Hercules’ Kevin Sorbo Joins Supergirl as New Villain
Hercules actor Kevin Sorbo has joined the cast of Supergirl.
Sorbo, best known for his role as the title character in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, will have a recurring role in The CW series, where he'll play a mysterious new villain. In addition to his iconic role as Hercules, Sorbo played Captain Dylan Hunt in the TV series Andromeda.
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"Since his days as Hercules, Kevin Sorbo has brought such a strong presence to the screen and we couldn't be more excited to have him join us on Supergirl," executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said in a statement.
Nintendo Will Add VR to Switch – If It Can Solve One Problem
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has explained that the company will add VR support to its upcoming Switch console if it can resolve issues of comfort over long periods of use.
Speaking to Nikkei, Kimishima explained that the company is "studying" how to implement virtual reality, but brought up its key concern in the process:
"If we are able to resolve the issues with playing
comfortably for long hours, we will support it in one form or another."
VR can suffer from a number of comfort-related issues, including simulated movement nausea, eye strain and the weight of headsets.
Dark Souls’ Developers Have Worked With The Expanse Writer
Co-creator of The Expanse, Ty Franck has revealed that he has worked with Dark Souls developers, FromSoftware on an unknown project.
After being asked whether he enjoyed Dark Souls by Glixel, Franck said: "Yeah, I actually have done some work with FromSoftware so... I'm, like, writing stuff for them, so I'm pretty familiar with the Dark Souls franchise."
Asked to clarify whether that was an ongoing project, he said, "I've done that in the past. It's all under NDA and stuff, but, yeah."
It's not clear whether Franck has worked on past games but still can't talk about them, or if his work was on an as-yet unrevealed project. One thing's clear - he can "guarantee" it's not Glixel's suggestion: 'Space Souls'.
External HDD Support Finally Coming to PS4 With New Update
The PlayStation 4 is getting external hard drive support in the next system update.
System Update 4.50, codenamed Sasuke, will finally let owners plug in a USB 3.0 external hard drive to expand the console’s storage. HDDs up to 8TB in size are supported, and transferring software or downloadable content can be managed via the settings menu. All applications stored on an external hard drive will still show up on the main home screen.
Also coming in the update is the ability to use screenshots as background wallpaper, a smaller quick menu which takes up less of the screen, a simplified notifications list (placing Game Alerts, Downloads, Uploads, and so on into one list), and the option to post directly into the Activity Feed. For PSVR owners, 4.50 lets them watch 3D movies in stereoscopic 3D directly on the PSVR headset.